Fierce HealthcareLike most investors, doctors can have a hit-or-miss track record when it comes to everything from stocks to real estate to putting money into startup companies. However, there are some common mistakes that resulted in bad investments, according to Medscape, which asked doctors to share their worst investments as part of its 2017 compensation report.READ MORE

News MedicalA new pioneering catheter insertion kit that allows clinicians to perform a safer introduction of a suprapubic Foley catheter will be unveiled at the American Urology Association (AUA). Dubbed GPS for the bladder, the S-Cath™ System utilizes the Seldinger technique to facilitate a one tract entry offering clinicians a more controlled, accurate and precise placement into the bladder.READ MORE

The Associated Press via The New York TimesHouse Republicans have passed legislation to roll back much of former President Barack Obama's healthcare law. The legislation would rework subsidies for private insurance, limit federal spending on Medicaid for low-income people and cut taxes on upper-income individuals used to finance Obama's overhaul. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that the Republican bill would result in 24 million fewer people having health insurance by 2026, compared to Obama's 2010 statute.READ MORE

mHealth IntelligenceMore than 70 percent of healthcare providers are using telehealth or telemedicine tools to connect with patients in the inpatient and ambulatory settings, according to new research from HIMSS Analytics.READ MORE

Kaiser Health NewsThe House may pass its bill to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act. But Republicans’ pathway to fulfilling their seven-year effort to undo the federal health law is getting narrower by the day. “As of now, they still don’t have the votes,” said Rep. Pete King, R-N.Y., as he was leaving a meeting of GOP members Tuesday. King has been a target for those pushing both for and against the billREAD MORE

EurekAlert!Kidney research at the University of Virginia School of Medicine has unexpectedly led to a discovery about the formation of the heart, including the identification of a gene responsible for a deadly cardiac condition. UVA scientists were surprised to discover that the heart's inner lining forms from the same stem cells, known as "precursor cells," that turn into blood. That means a single type of stem cell turns into both our blood and a portion of the organ that will pump it.READ MORE

The HillPresident Trump said early Sunday that Obamacare will die "far sooner than anyone" thought if it doesn't receive federal funds to keep it going. The president's message comes just days before the Democrats and Republicans must agree on a federal budget or face a government shutdown.READ MORE

MedPage TodayAn early fall in kidney function after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) predicted mortality, although seen in less than a quarter with baseline insufficiency, according to a PARTNER 1 trial substudy. In the PARTNER 1 trial and continued access registries, 72 percent of the total study population had baseline renal insufficiency (N=821). Of this group, 42 percent improved, 24 percent worsened, and 34 percent had no change in renal function at 30 days post-TAVR.READ MORE

By Jessica TaylorThis week, nursing associations nationwide are celebrating National Nurses Week, coinciding with the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, who is considered to be the founder of modern nursing. The week is celebrated each year in May to recognize and honor the nursing profession. With varying themes each year, the purpose of the week is to encourage nurses to further their education and knowledge, continue to strive for improvements in the profession, and advocate for others to consider becoming nurses. The week gives the industry an opportunity to reflect and have gratitude for the service of their profession to the public and an acknowledgement of the complexity of their work.READ MORE

By Dorothy L. TenglerSince the 1940s, antibiotics have been used to treat infectious diseases. With long-term use, however, the infectious organisms have adapted to the drugs designed to destroy them, rendering the drugs much less effective. In fact, antibiotic resistance is one of the world's most critical public health problems, and scientists, clinicians, and pharmaceutical companies have struggled to find new antibiotics or alternative strategies against these multidrug-resistant bacteria.READ MORE

The Sacramento BeeMany of the 5 million Californians who receive health coverage through the Affordable Care Act risk losing insurance under GOP legislation passed Thursday by the House of Representatives. State and health industry officials said they hoped the U.S. Senate would block the bill or revise it to better protect low-income communities and people with pre-existing conditions.READ MORE

CNBCThere's Trumpcare prices, and then there's Obamacare prices. California will let health insurers submit two different sets of rate requests for their individual health plans for 2018 because of continued uncertainty over the fate of Obamacare, the Golden State's insurance commissioner said. That uncertainty has led to fears that insurers will raise prices sharply to account for potential changes to the Affordable Care Act. A Republican bill pending in the U.S. House of Representatives would make many changes to the ACA.READ MORE

California HealthlineHelping homeless Medi-Cal patients afford shelter could curb their frequent emergency room visits and save California millions of dollars a year, state housing and healthcare advocates say. California lawmakers are considering a measure to devote an additional $90 million in state housing money over five years to subsidize rent for homeless Medi-Cal patients. That money would pay for all or part of the monthly rent for about 1,500 people at any given time during those years, say supporters of the bill.READ MORE